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STATE  OF  ILLINOIS 


Department  of  Purchases  and  Construction 

Division  of  Waterways 


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Bulletin  No.  10 


Chicago,  Ill. 


May  I,  1928 

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(FIFTH  EDITION) 


ILLINOIS  WATERWAYS 

A  GUIDE  FOR  NAVIGATORS 

FROM 

Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River  via  the  Chicago  Sanitary 
District  Canal,  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 
and  the  Illinois  River 


ALSO  AN 


Alternate  Route  via  the 

Illinois  and  Mississippi  (Hennepin)  Canal 


Issued  in  Accordance  with 

ACT  OF  THE  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY 
Approved  June  10,  1911 

[Printed  by  authority  of  the  State  of  Illinois] 


ILLINOIS  WATERWAYS 

(FIFTH  EDITION > 


A  GUIDE  FOR  NAVIGATORS 

FROM. 

Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River  via  the  Chicago  Sanitary 
District  Canal,  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 
and  the  Illinois  River 

ALSO  AN 

Alternate  Route  via  the  Illi  nois  and  Mississippi  (Hennepin)  Canal 


Issued  by 

STATE  OF  ILLINOIS 

Department  of  Purchases  and  Construction 

Division  of  Waterways 


LEN  SMALL,  Governor  LESLIE  SMALL,  Director 

WM.  F.  MULVIHILL, 

Supervisor  Illinois  Waterway  Construction 


CHICAGO 

220  So.  State  Street 
1928 

3  11ET  DllBlBEH  E 


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in  2018  with  funding  from 
University  of  Illinois  Urbana-Champaign 


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CONTENTS 

Pages 

Lake  Michigan  .  7 

Chicago  River .  7  and  13 

Sanitary  District  Canal .  7  and  14 

Sanitary  District  Sag  Canal .  7  to  9 

Illinois  Waterway .  10 

Water  Craft  and  Terminals . 10  and  11 

Illinois  &  Michigan  Canal .  9  and  15 

Illinois  River . 10  and  16 

Starved  Rock  Trip .  20 

Hennepin  Canal .  20 

Tolls  and  Lockage,  I.  &  M.  Canal .  23 

U.  S.  Regulations — Motor  Boats .  27 

U.  S.  Regulations — Hennepin  Canal .  33 


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Showing  deep  waterway  now  under  construction  by  State  of  Illinois.  Five  locks,  110  x  600  feet.  With  present  (low  from  Lake  Michigan,  minimum 

depth  in  earth  will  be  9  feet  and  in  rock  11  feet,  with  14  feet  on  miter  sills. 


PREFACE  TO  FIFTH  EDITION  OF  THE  ILLINOIS  WATER¬ 
WAYS  GUIDE 


This  bulletin  has  been  prepared  by  the  Division  of  Water¬ 
ways,  Department  of  Purchases  and  Construction  of  the  State  of 
Illinois,  for  the  information  and  guidance  of  navigators  seeking 
passage  by  water  between  Chicago  and  the  Illinois  and  Mis¬ 
sissippi  Rivers. 

The  present  limitation  in  size  of  boats  is  controlled  by  the 
minimum  dimensions  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  and 
its  locks. 

Upon  completion  of  the  larger  locks  of  the  Illinois  Waterway, 
now  under  construction  by  the  State,  and  the  utilization  of  the 
improved  Desplaines  and  Illinois  Rivers  between  Lockport  and 
Utica,  the  size  of  boats  may  be  materially  increased. 

For  “Table  of  Contents,”  see  page  3. 


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LaGrange  Lock  and  Dam,  in  the  Illinois  River.  Built  and  Operated  by  the  U.  S 

Government 


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ILLINOIS  WATERWAYS 

Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River,  via  Chicago  River,  Chi¬ 
cago  Sanitary  District  Canal,  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal, 

and  Illinois  River,  a  Distance  of  325  Miles. 

GENERAL 

Lake  Michigan. — The  elevation  of  the  surface  of  Lake  Mich¬ 
igan  is  subject  to  annual  and  seasonal  variations  caused  by  natural 
supply  and  evaporation,  as  well  as  to  sudden  changes  caused 
by  winds. 

The  standard  elevation  used  for  many  years  in  and  about 
Chicago  is  called  “Chicago  City  Datum”  and  is  579.94  feet  above 
mean  sea  level  at  New  York.  “Low  Water  Datum”  is  the  stand¬ 
ard  elevation  adopted  for  United  States  river  and  harbor  improve¬ 
ments  and  is  579.60  feet  above  mean  sea  level  at  New  York. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  ROUTE 
CHICAGO  HARBOR  TO  CALUMET  HARBOR 

Miles 

0.0  Starting  at  U.  S.  Light  House  at  east  end  of  North  Pier  at 

mouth  of  Chicago  River,  continue  southerly  parallel  to  lake 
shore. 

1.25  Field  Museum  at  12th  Street  and  Ericson  Drive. 

3.05  Douglas  Monument  at  35th  Street. 

4.06  Sanitary  District  pumping  station  at  39th  Street. 

5.80  Chicago  Beach  Hotel  at  51st  Street. 

8.00  South  end  of  Jackson  Park  at  67th  Street. 

8.00  Hyde  Park  Crib  and  Edw.  F.  Dunne  Crib. 

11.6  Calumet  Harbor  outer  light. 

12.66  Calumet  Harbor  inner  light  at  the  east  end  of  U.  S.  North  Pier. 

Chicago  River. — The  Chicago  River  consists  of  the  North 
and  South  Branches  joining  to  form  the  main  river  at  Lake 
Street,  1.6  miles  from  its  mouth  in  Lake  Michigan.  The  South 
Branch  has  a  general  north  and  south  course  and,  until  recently, 
was  under  improvement  by  the  United  States.  It  is  now  in  use 
as  a  part  of  the  Sanitary  District  system  and  is  maintained  by 
that  municipality. 

Sanitary  District  Canal. — The  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago 
has  connected  the  South  Branch  of  Chicago  River  near  Robey 
Street  with  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  at  Joliet  by  a  deep 
water  canal  to  Lockport  Lock  where  a  fall  of  about  40  feet  is 
accomplished,  and  by  improvement  of  Des  Plaines  River  thence 
to  Joliet  at  Lock  No.  5  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal. 

The  canal  was  designed  to  carry  the  sewage  of  Chicago  and 
vicinity  to  the  Illinois  River,  by  use  of  water  from  Lake  Mich¬ 
igan.  The  canal  was  opened  January  2,  1900,  thereby  reversing 


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the  flow  of  water  in  Chicago  (main)  River  and  its  South  Branch 
with  a  fall  of  about  4.5  feet  from  Lake  Michigan  to  Lockport  Lock. 

Calumet-Sag  Channel. — The  Sanitary  District  has  also  con¬ 
nected  the  Little  Calumet  River  just  east  of  Blue  Island  (14.5 
miles  from  east  end  of  north  pier)  with  the  Main  Drainage  Canal 
at  Sag  about  12.4  miles  above  Lockport  Lock. 

This  Calumet-Sag  Channel  is  16.2  miles  long,  with  bottom 
widths  of  36  feet  in  earth  section,  60  feet  in  rock  section,  and 
50  feet  normal  to  channel  axis  at  bridges.  Depth  is  20  feet. 
There  are  lie-bys  every  3  miles  with  depth  of  15  feet.  Near  the 
upper  end  of  the  channel  there  is  a  controlling  lock,  50  feet  in 
width,  400  feet  long  and  20  feet  deep,  with  electrically  operated 
gates. 

The  channel  was  opened  in  August,  1922,  thereby  reversing 
the  current  in  Calumet  and  Little  Calumet  Rivers  with  a  fall  of 
about  3  feet  from  Lake  Michigan  to  the  main  canal  at  Sag. 

The  channel  is  crossed  by  7  railroad  and  17  highway  bridges, 
all  fixed,  with  minimum  clearance  of  15.7  feet  above  normal  water 
surface.  Normal  water  surface  is  computed  as  being,  when  Lake 
Michigan  surface  is  at  Chicago  City  datum,  0.7  feet  below  that 
datum  at  and  above  the  lock,  and  3.0  feet  below  at  entrance  to 
main  canal.  Bridges  on  the  Calumet  and  Little  Calumet  Rivers 
are  all  movable  for  passage  of  boats. 

This  is  primarily  a  sewage  canal,  but  is  available  for  passage 
of  small  vessels  to  the  main  channel  of  the  Sanitary  Canal  via 
Calumet  River.  Draft  of  boats  is  limited  by  depths  in  Little 
Calumet  River,  usually  about  13  to  14  feet. 

CALUMET  HARBOR  TO  MAIN  CHANNEL  OF  CHICAGO  SANITARY 
DISTRICT  CANAL  VIA  CALUMET-SAG  CHANNEL 

Miles 

0.0  Starting  at  Calumet  Harbor  inner  light,  continue  past  on  the 

Main  Calumet  River  to 

0.71  Elgin,  Joliet  and  Eastern  Railway  bridge,  from  which  the  chan¬ 

nel  is  200  ft.  wide  and  21  ft.  deep  passing  under 

0.86  Ninety-second  Street  highway  bridge. 

1.00  Turning  basin  No.  1. 

1.19  Ninety-fifth  Street  highway  bridge. 

1.38  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Ry.  bridge. 

1.41  New  York  Central  R.  R.  bridge. 

1.43  Pittsburgh,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago  R.  R.  bridge. 

1.82  One  Hundredth  Street  highway  bridge. 

2.68  One  Hundred  and  Sixth  Street  highway  bridge. 

4.00  Turning  basin  No.  3. 

5.24  Calumet  Western  Ry.  bridge,  from  which  the  channel  is  200  ft. 

wide  and  19  ft.  deep. 

5.39  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R.  bridge. 

5.43  Torrence  Avenue  highway  bridge,  from  which  channel  is  200  ft. 

wide  and  12  ft.  deep. 

5.73  New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  R.  R.  bridge. 

6.18  Turning  basin  No.  5  at  “The  Forks”;  from  this  point  the  chan¬ 

nel  is  80  ft.  wide  at  bottom  and  14  ft.  deep. 

6.51  Illinois  Central  R.  R.  bridge. 

7.34  One  Hundred  Thirty-fourth  Street  highway  bridge. 

7.83  “The  Junction”  of  the  Grand  Cal.  and  L.  Cal.  Rivers,  continue 

past  on  the  Little  Calumet  River. 


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8.10  Torrence  Avenue  highway  bridge  passing  Forest  Preserve  on 

the  right. 

8.66  Michigan  Central  R.  R.  bridge  passing  Illinois  Brick  Company 

on  left. 

11.31  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R.  bridge. 

11.57  Indiana  Avenue  highway  bridge  passing  sugar  beet  factory 

on  left. 

11.77  Illinois  Central  R.  R.  bridge  passing  Acme  Steel  Company 

on  left. 

13.34  Pittsburgh,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Ry.  bridge,  passing 

Forest  Preserve  on  left 

13.88  South  Halsted  Street  highway  bridge. 

14.48  Entrance  to  sag  channel,  Sanitary  District  Canal,  which  is  16.2 

miles  long,  has  a  bottom  width  varying  from  36  to  60  feet, 
and  is  excavated  to  a  depth  of  20  feet  below  a  straight  line 
gradient  having  elevation  of  0.37  feet  below  low-water  datum 
for  Lake  Michigan  at  the  Little  Calumet  River  and  2.66  feet 
below  same  datum  at  the  Sag.  The  earth  sections,  10.8  miles 
long,  have  bottom  width  of  36  feet  and  side  slopes  of  1  on  2, 
or  bottom  width  of  50  feet  and  side  slopes  of  1  on  1.  The 
rock  section  5.4  miles  long,  has  a  bottom  width  of  60  feet, 
with  vertical  sides. 

14.71  Controlling  works  foot  bridge  on  lock. 

14.81  Controlling  works  highway  bridge. 

15.18  Ashland  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

15.68  Division  Street  highway  bridge. 

15.88  Chicago  Street  highway  bridge. 

16.03  Gregory  Street  highway  bridge. 

16.18  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Ry.  bridge. 

16.28  Western  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

16.38  Ann  Street  (Blue  Island)  highway  bridge. 

16.55  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Chicago  Terminal  R.  R.  bridge. 

16.58  Grand  Trunk  Western  Ry.  bridge. 

16.59  Chicago  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  R.  R.  bridge. 

16.83  Francisco  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

17.18  Kedzie  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

17.48  Homan  Avenue  Highway  bridge. 

19.28  Forty-eighth  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

19.98  Burr  Oak  Avenue  highway  bridge. 

21.71  Piper  Road  highway  bridge. 

22.88  Worth  Road  highway  bridge. 

23.47  Wabash  R.  R.  (near  Worth)  bridge. 

24.53  West  Eighty-second  Street  highway  bridge. 

25.31  MacLaughey  Road  highway  bridge. 

26.81  Bash  Road  highway  bridge. 

29.86  Archer  Road  highway  bridge. 

30.24  Chicago  &  Joliet  Electric  R.  R.  bridge. 

30.26  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  bridge. 

30.50  Illinois  &  Michigan  Canal. 

30.68  Chicago  Main  Drainage  Canal. 

Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal. — The  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 
was  constructed  by  the  State  of  Illinois  assisted  financially  by 
donation  of  lands  from  the  United  States.  It  was  opened  for 
traffic  in  1848,  connecting  the  Chicago  River  at  Ashland  Avenue 
with  Illinois  River  just  below  LaSalle  by  the  use  of  15  locks. 
Since  the  opening  of  the  Sanitary  District  Canal  from  Chicago 
to  Joliet,  that  portion  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  is  not 
used  for  navigation.  The  remaining  portion,  about  64  miles,  from 
Joliet  to  LaSalle  with  11  locks,  continues  to  be  available  for 
small  craft. 


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Illinois  Waterway. — The  State  of  Illinois  is  now  constructing 
a  Deep  Waterway  with  a  series  of  5  locks  and  4  dams,  at  a  cost 
of  $20,000,000,  to  connect  the  main  channel  of  the  Sanitary  Dis¬ 
trict  Canal  at  Lockport  with  the  navigable  water  of  the  Illinois 
River  at  Utica,  a  distance  of  about  61  miles.  The  locks  will  be 
110  feet  in  width  and  600  feet  in  usable  length.  With  the  present 
flow  from  Lake  Michigan,  the  minimum  depth  in  earth  will  be  9 
feet  and  in  rock  11  feet,  with  14  feet  on  miter  sills. 

The  small  Sanitary  District  lock  at  Lockport  is  supplemented 
by  the  larger  lock  with  a  maximum  lift  of  41  feet.  This  lock  and 
the  lock  and  dam  at  Marseilles  are  practically  completed.  Those 
at  Brandon  Road  and  Starved  Rock  are  under  contract,  and  those 
at  Dresden  Heights  are  ready  for  contract.  Total  lift  by  these 
locks  will  be  126  feet,  and  the  difference  in  level  between  the 
upper  pool  at  Lockport  and  the  Illinois  River  at  LaSalle  will  be 
about  138  feet. 

Upon  the  completion  of  these  works  boats  of  large  dimensions 
and  capacity  navigating  the  Mississippi  River  system  may  make 
direct  connection  with  Lake  Michigan  at  Chicago. 

Illinois  River. — The  Illinois  River  from  LaSalle  to  its  mouth 
near  Grafton,  about  223  miles,  has  been  for  many  years  under 
improvement  by  the  United  States  with  a  view  to  obtaining  a 
navigable  depth  of  7  feet.  At  present,  that  depth  is  at  least 
6V2  feet. 

Under  ordinary  conditions  the  current  is  sluggish,  the  fall 
from  LaSalle  to  the  mouth  at  low  water  being  0.15  feet  to  the 
mile.  The  fluctuation  from  low  water  to  flood  stage  is  upward 
of  14  feet. 

There  are  four  sets  of  locks  and  dams,  two  formerly  owned 
and  operated  by  the  State  at  Henry  and  Copperas  Creek,  and  two 
owned  and  operated  by  the  United  States  at  LaGrange  and  Kamps- 
ville,  situated,  respectively,  28,  87,  147  and  193  miles  below 
LaSalle.  Each  lock  is  350  feet  long  and  75  feet  wide  with  low 
water  depth  of  7  feet  on  miter  sills. 

The  river  and  harbor  bill  passed  by  the  69th  Congress,  ap¬ 
proved  January  1,  1927,  modifies  the  existing  project  so  as  to 
provide  a  channel  of  least  dimensions  of  9  feet  depth  and  200  feet 
width  from  mouth  of  river  to  Utica ;  provided,  among  other  condi¬ 
tions,  that  the  two  State  owned  locks  and  dams  at  Henry  and 
Copperas  Creek  with  necessary  appurtenant  lands  be  transferred 
to  the  United  States.  This  transfer  was  completed  in  1928. 

Water  Craft  and  Terminals. — The  character  of  water  craft 
suitable  for  use  on  the  Illinois  Waterway  and  Mississippi  River 
system  is  receiving  considerable  attention  from  engineers  and 
transportation  experts. 

It  seems  to  be  the  general  theory  that  for  bulk  commodities, 
to  be  transported  long  distances,  the  larger  the  carrying  capacity 
of  the  craft  the  better;  but  shipments  in  quantities  less  than 
full  barge  lots  is  worthy  of  consideration. 

The  present  standard  steel  cargo  barge  of  the  Federal  Gov- 


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ernment,  used  in  the  Mississippi  River  service,  is  230  feet  long 
and  45  feet  beam  dimensions  over  all,  with  a  carrying  capacity 
of  2,000  tons  each,  equal  to  more  than  70  carloads.  When  loaded 
to  full  capacity  and  to  be  unloaded  at  the  same  destination,  this 
is  proving  very  satisfactory,  but  for  less  than  barge  lots,  where 
delivery  has  to  be  made  at  different  ports,  the  cost  due  to  delay 
of  an  entire  tow  suggests  the  idea  that  barges  of  less  capacity 
that  could  be  detached  from  the  tow  and  after  being  unloaded  and 
reloaded  could  be  picked  up  by  the  next  tow,  might  be  advan¬ 
tageous. 

Standard  steel  barges  upon  the  upper  Ohio  and  the  Monon- 
gahela  River  are  26  feet  wide  by  175  feet  in  length,  carrying 
about  775  tons  each  when  loaded  to  a  draft  of  7  feet  4  inches, 
which  is  about  the  maximum  economical  draft  for  a  channel 
depth  of  9  feet.  For  many  purposes  barges  of  this  size  are  desir¬ 
able  when  united  in  fleets,  but  when  being  handled  light  as  single 
units  they  are  said  to  be  somewhat  topheavy. 

These  barges  26  feet  wide  and  175  feet  long,  when  used  in 
tows  on  the  Illinois  Waterway,  should  prove  very  satisfactory. 
Ten  such  barges  and  a  towboat  could  pass  through  one  of  the 
standard  locks  of  the  Illinois  Waterway  at  a  single  lockage  with 
a  minimum  use  of  water  for  lockage  purposes.  Four  barges 
abreast  would  require  a  width  of  104  feet,  three  barges  in  length 
with  a  power  boat  partially  sandwiched  between  two  barges, 
would  fit  snugly  into  the  lock  chambers,  which  are  110  feet  wide 
by  600  feet  long.  Thus  about  8,000  tons  of  freight  would  be 
handled  at  a  single  lockage  without  breaking  up  the  tow. 

Another  advantage  of  this  width  of  barge  used  on  the  Illinois 
Waterway  is  that  the  distribution  in  the  Chicago  District  would 
permit  the  two-way  passage  of  such  barges  in  tandem  formation 
through  the  Calumet  Sag  Channel  which  is  but  60  feet  wide  nar¬ 
rowed  to  50  feet  at  lock  and  normal  to  channel  axis  at  bridges, 
and  which  otherwise  would  have  to  be  used  for  partial  one  way 
traffic,  since  wider  barges  and  the  standard  barges  of  the  Missis¬ 
sippi  service  could  not  pass  each  other  except  at  lie-bys. 

The  subject  of  proper  terminals  is  of  increasing  importance 
and  is  demanding  the  attention  of  private  interests  and  public 
officials  of  the  cities  located  on  the  navigable  waters  of  the  Middle 
West  and  studies  are  being  made  by  various  municipalities  with 
a  view  to  determining  the  type  of  terminals  to  suit  best  their 
respective  conditions  and  requirements. 

Chicago  will  be  the  most  important  port  of  the  Illinois  Water¬ 
way  and  will  require  a  vast  amount  of  terminal  and  harbor  im¬ 
provement  to  care  for  the  barge  tonnage  which  is  expected  to 
develop. 

While  the  tonnage  of  the  Chicago  Harbor,  which  includes 
only  the  Chicago  River  and  its  connecting  channels,  has  fallen 
off  during  the  past  fifteen  years,  due  to  a  lack  of  terminal  facili¬ 
ties,  the  tonnage  of  the  Chicago  Terminal  District  has  shown  a 
greater  rate  of  increase  than  any  other  harbor  on  the  Great 
Lakes. 


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Type  of  self-propelled  fast  boat  of  the  Federal  Barge  Line  on  the  Mississippi  River,  at  the  St.  Louis 

Municipal  Wharf. 


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DETAIL  DESCRIPTION  OF  PRINCIPAL  ROUTES 


Chicago  River 

The  distance  from  Lake  Michigan  at  the  mouth  of  Chicago 
River  (east  end  of  north  pier)  to  the  entrance  of  the  Chicago 
Sanitary  District  Canal  near  Robey  Street  is  6.2  miles.  The  river 
has  a  least  width  of  200  feet,  except  for  a  short  distance  between 
Adams  and  Harrison  Streets  where  the  channel  is  constricted, 
and  this  portion  will  be  widened  eventually.  The  City  of  Chicago 
is  constructing  a  new  and  more  direct  channel  from  Polk  Street 
to  18th  Street,  which  will  shorten  the  distance  by  about  0.1  miles. 
The  depth  of  the  channel  is  19  to  26  feet.  Bridges  have  a  clear 
height  above  low  water  datum  of  at  least  16  feet  except  the  Chi¬ 
cago  Terminal  Railroad  and  Pennsylvania  Railroad  bridges  which 
have  a  clearance  of  5.6  feet  and  9.3  feet  respectively. 

Description  of  the  course  with  mileage  from  Lake  Michigan : 


Miles 

0.0  U.  S.  Lighthouse,  East  end  of  North  Pier,  Chicago. 

0.84  Michigan  Avenue  bridge,  bascule,  double  deck. 

1.07  State  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

1.15  Dearborn  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

1.23  Clark  Street  bridge,  swing,  on  center  pier. 

1.30  LaSalle  Street  bridge,  bascule  (under  construction). 

1.35  Wells  Street  bridge,  bascule,  double  deck. 

1.43  Franklin-Orleans  bridge,  bascule. 

1.58  Junction,  north  and  south  branches. 

Turn  left  on  south  branch. 

1.62  Lake  Street  bridge,  bascule,  double  deck. 

Highway  bridges,  bascule,  at  Randolph,  Washington,  Madison, 
Monroe,  Adams,  Jackson  Streets,  to 
2.18  Metropolitan  Elevated  Ry.  bridge,  high  clearance. 

Highway  bridges,  bascule,  at  Van  Buren,  Harrison,  Polk,  Tay¬ 
lor  Streets,  to 

2.81  B.  &  O.  Chicago  Terminal  R.  R.  bridge,  bascule,  low  clearance. 

2.91  Roosevelt  Road  (Twelfth  Street)  bridge,  bascule. 

3.46  St.  Charles  Air  Line  bridge,  bascule. 

3.68  Eighteenth  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

3.86  Pittsburgh,  Fort  Wayne  &  Chicago  R.  R.  bridge,  vertical  lift, 

low  clearance. 

3.96  Canal  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

4.13  Twenty-second  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

4.56  Halsted  Street  bridge,  vertical  lift,  low  clearance. 

5.17  Throop  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

5.40  Loomis  Street  bridge,  bascule. 

5.53  Turning  basin.  Keep  to  right,  avoiding  south  fork. 

5.66  Ashland  Avenue  bridge,  bascule.  Keep  to  left,  avoiding  west 

fork. 

6.22  Entrance  to  Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal. 


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Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal 

The  length  of  the  main  canal  from  Robey  Street  in  Chicago 
to  the  Lockport  Lock  is  30  miles.  Minimum  width  160  feet,  con¬ 
tracted  to  97  feet  in  bridge  openings  normal  to  channel  axis, 
minimum  depth  22  feet. 

From  the  Lockport  Lock  to  Lock  No.  5  of  the  Illinois  and 
Michigan  Canal  at  Joliet,  a  distance  of  2.5  miles,  the  Desplaines 
River  has  been  improved  by  the  Sanitary  District  and  has  a 
minimum  depth  of  10  feet. 

The  Lockport  Lock  has  a  width  of  22  feet,  usable  length  of 
130  feet  and  maximum  lift  of  40  feet.  There  is  no  charge  for 
lockage. 

The  State  is  providing  a  lock  110  feet  wide,  600  feet  long, 
with  maximum  lift  of  43  feet,  immediately  adjacent  to  and  east 
of  the  smaller  lock. 

Bridges  have  a  clear  height  above  normal  water  surface  of 
at  least  16  feet,  except  the  drawbridges  at  9th  Street  and  16th 
Street  in  Lockport,  which  have  a  clearance  when  closed  of  6.8 
feet  and  6.9  feet  respectively.  The  Butterfly  Dam  just  above 
9th  Street  bridge  is  pivoted  in  mid-channel  and  remains  open 
for  passage  of  boats  on  either  side. 

The  normal  water  surface  is  assumed  by  the  Sanitary  Dis¬ 
trict  as  being,  with  the  Lake  Michigan  water  surface  at  Chicago 
City  Datum,  0.9  feet  below  at  Western  Avenue,  2.4  feet  below 
at  Willow  Springs,  4.5  feet  below  at  Lockport  Lock  Upper  Pool, 
40  feet  below  at  Lockport  Lock  Lower  Pool,  42.4  feet  below  at 
crest  of  dam  at  Lock  No.  5  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal. 

Description  of  the  course  with  mileage  from  Lake  Michigan : 


Miles 

6.22  Entrance  to  Sanitary  District  Canal  near  Robey  Street. 

6.81  Western  Avenue  bridge,  swing,  San.  Dist.  Electric  Sub-station 

on  left,  International  Harvester  Works  on  right. 

6.93  8-track  railway  bridge  (B.  &  O.  Chic.  Term.  Rwy.,  P.  C.  C.  & 

St.  L.  Rwy.)  bascule,  “Bridewell”  city  prison,  on  far  right. 
7.35  California  Avenue  bridge,  bascule. 

7.76  Ill.  Cent.  Rwy.  bridge,  swing. 

7.90  Kedzie  Avenue  bridge,  swing. 

8.44  A.  T.  &  S.  F.  Ry.  bridge,  swing. 

8.99  Crawford  Avenue  bridge,  bascule  (under  construction). 

9.80  C.  &  W.  I.  R.  R.  bridge,  swing,  use  left  opening. 

10.07  Cicero  Avenue  bridge,  bascule. 

12.55  A.  T.  &  S.  F.  Ry.  bridge,  swing. 

14.17  Summit-Lyons  Road  bridge,  swing. 

15.14  B.  &  O.  Chicago  Terminal  bridge,  swing,  Corn  Products  Co. 

at  Argo  on  left. 

19.54  Willow  Springs  road  bridge,  bob-tail  swing.  Rock  cut  begins. 

23.93  Sag  Channel  enters  on  left. 

26.85  A.  T.  &  S.  F.  Ry.  bridge,  bob-tail  swing. 

26.90  Lemont  Road  bridge,  bob-tail  swing. 

31.28  Romeo  Road  bridge,  bob-tail  swing. 

34.31  Lockport — Controlling  Works,  Bear-trap  dam,  Stoney  Sluice¬ 

gates  on  right. 

34.35  Butterfly  dam  and  bridge  in  mid-channel,  remains  open. 


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24.67  Lockport — 9th  Street  bridge,  bob-tail  swing,  low  clearance. 

35.31  Lockport — 16th  Street  bridge,  bob-tail  swing,  low  clearance. 

36.32  Lockport  Lock,  operated  by  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago 

throughout  the  year.  Dam  and  water  power  plant  on  right. 
37.36  E.  J.  &  E.  Ry.  bridge  over  DesPlaines  River,  fixed. 

Use  middle  opening. 

Warning.  Keep  middle  of  channel,  through  dangerous  curve 
with  swift  current,  to 

38.66  Joliet-Ruby  Street  bridge,  fixed.  Use  right  opening.  Keep 

close  to  right  bank,  to 

39.00  Lock  No.  5,  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal,  at  west  end  of  dam. 

Power-house,  Public  Service  Company  of  Northern  Illinois  on 
left. 


Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 

The  portion  of  this  canal  between  Joliet  and  LaSalle  which 
is  now  in  use  is  about  64  miles  long,  has  11  locks  with  lifts 
varying  between  4  and  13!/2  feet,  and  is  available  for  craft  not 
exceeding  S1/*  feet  draft.  Before  attempting  its  passage  with 
boats  exceeding  this  draft  by  one  foot  or  less  the  Division  of 
Waterways  or  the  canal  office  at  8th  and  State  Streets,  Lockport, 
should  be  consulted. 

The  locks  and  fixed  bridges  limit  the  size  of  boats  to  the 
following  maximum  dimensions:  length  98  to  102  feet  depending 
on  model ;  beam,  16  feet  at  water  line,  141/2  feet  at  4%  foot  depth ; 
draft,  41/2  feet  over  lock  sills;  height  above  waterline  11  feet. 

Rates  of  registration,  toll,  lockage,  etc.,  are  given  in  Appen¬ 
dix  A. 

Description  of  the  course  with  mileage  from  Lake  Michigan : 


Miles 

39.0  Joliet — Lock  No.  5,  lift  9  feet.  Collector’s  office. 

39.0  Joliet — Jackson  Street  bridge  at  lock. 

39.3  Joliet — Cass  Street  bridge. 

39.4  Joliet — Jefferson  Street  bridge. 

39.8  Joliet — C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  bridge,  clearance  above  water  11  feet. 

40.1  Joliet — McDonough  Street  bridge. 

41.3  Joliet — Brandon  Road  bridge. 

41.6  Rockdale,  plant  of  American  Steel  and  Wire  Company  on  right. 

43.3  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  swing  bridge,  Flathead  Mound  on  left. 

44.5  Five  mile  highway  bridge. 

45.5  Rock  Run  and  park  on  right. 

46.9  Bird’s  highway  bridge. 

47.7  DuPage  feeder  on  right. 

48.3  Minooka  Widewater. 

49.9  Channahon — Knowlton  highway  bridge,  Knapp  Street. 

50.6  Channahon — Lock  No.  6,  lift  12  feet. 

50.6  Channahon — DuPage  River  crossing. 

50.8  Channahon — Lock  No.  7,  lift  4  feet  6  inches. 

50.9  Channahon — Bridge  Street  bridge. 

54.7  Dresden  Heights.  Junction  of  the  DesPlaines  and  Kankakee 

Rivers  forming  the  Illinois  River,  visible  over  left  bank. 

55.8  Dresden  Catholic  Cemetery  on  right. 

56.6  Dresden — Highway  bridge. 

57.1  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Rwy.  bridge. 

58.9  Aqueduct  over  Aux  Sable  River. 

59.0  Lock  No.  8,  lift  6  feet  2  inches. 

69.1  Aux  Sable  Highway  bridge. 


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63.4  Morris — “Peacock”  Highway  bridge. 

63.7  Morris — C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  bridge. 

64.8  Morris — C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  bridge. 

64.9  Morris — Calhoun  Street  bridge. 

65.2  Aqueduct  over  Nettle  Creek. 

66.9  Mt.  Carmel  Cemetery  on  right. 

67.3  Hoge  Highway  bridge. 

69.9  “Five  Mile”  Highway  bridge,  half  way  to  Seneca. 

74.5  Seneca — C.  C.  C.  &  St.  L.  Rwy.,  swing-bridge. 

75.1  Seneca — Main  Street  lift-bridge. 

78.6  Marseilles — Illinois  Valley  Traction  Ry.  bridge. 

79.8  Marseilles — Lock  No.  9,  lift  10  feet. 

79.9  Marseilles — Chicago  Street  bridge. 

80.0  Marseilles — Lock  No.  10,  lift  10  feet. 

80.5  Marseilles — Main  Street  bascule-bridge. 

80.7  Marseilles — Manufacturing  Company  Railroad,  swing-bridge. 

80.8  Illinois  Valley  Traction  Ry.  swing-bridge. 

81.3  Matchtown  foot-bridge. 

86.1  “White”  Highway  bridge. 

86.3  Chicago  Retort  &  Fire  Brick  Company  foot-bridge. 

86.9  Aqueduct  over  Fox  River. 

87.6  Ottawa — Columbus  Street  swing-bridge.  Canal  collector’s  office 

on  left  bank. 

87.7  Ottawa — LaSalle  Street,  swing-bridge. 

87.9  Ottawa — C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.,  swing-bridge. 

90.0  Ottawa — Chestnut  Street,  swing-bridge. 

88.8  Ottawa — Bridge  Street  bridge. 

89.3  Lock  No.  11,  lift  10  feet. 

89.4  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  bridge. 

90.9  Lock  No.  12,  lift  9  feet  8  inches. 

91.0  Twin  Bluff  Highway  bridge.  LaSalle  County  Poor  Farm  in 

the  far  left. 

91.4  “Moriarity”  Highway  bridge. 

91.5  Head  of  “Buffalo  Rock”  to  the  left. 

92.1  Buffalo  Rock  Widewater. 

97.0  Utica — Main  Street,  bridge. 

97.2  Utica — C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Ry.  bridge  (switch). 

99.1  Lock  No.  13,  lift  7  feet. 

99.4  Illinois  Valley  Traction  Ry.  bridge. 

101.0  LaSalle  Aqueduct  over  Little  Vermilion  River. 

101.1  LaSalle — Illinois  Central  Rwy.,  high  bridge. 

101.2  LaSalle — LaSalle  County  Carbon  Coal  Company,  high  bridge. 

101.6  Lock  No.  14,  lift  13  feet  6  inches. 

101.6  LaSalle — Marquette  Street  bridge  (concrete). 

101.7  LaSalle — C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.  bridge. 

101.7  LaSalle — Lock  No.  15,  lift  6  feet. 

102.6  End  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  at  Illinois  River. 


Notes:  Upon  completion  and  use  of  the  Illinois  Waterway  the  total  distance  between 
Lock  No.  5  at  Joliet  and  the  Illinois  River  at  points  given  in  the  above  table  will  be 
increased  by  about  1.8  miles. 

For  side  trip  to  Starved  Rock  State  Park  see  page  20. 


Ill  jnois  River 

From  the  end  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  below  LaSalle 
to  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois  River  near  Grafton  40  miles  above 
Eads  Bridge  at  St.  Louis,  is  about  223  miles. 

The  locks  at  Henri/  and  Copperas  Creel ■  were  constructed  and 
operated  by  the  State  until  1928,  during  which  year  they  were 
transferred  to  the  United  States.  Lockage  charges  were  as  shown 


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in  Appendix  A  but  there  will  be  no  charge  for  lockages  under 
Federal  operation. 

The  locks  at  LaGrange  and  Kampsville  were  constructed  and 
are  operated  by  the  United  States,  with  no  charges  for  lockage. 
Each  lock  is  350  feet  long  and  75  feet  wide  with  a  minimum  of 
7  feet  depth  of  water. 

At  each  of  the  four  locks  there  is  a  submerged  dam,  over 
which  vessels  can  pass  except  at  low  stages  of  water.  Removal 
of  these  dams,  wholly  or  in  part,  is  under  consideration. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  Government  laws  and  regulations 
regarding  equipment  of  motor  boats  on  navigable  waters  of  the 
United  States,  as  published  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  in 
Circular  No.  236  (see  Appendix  B).  Copies  of  this  circular  as 
amended  from  time  to  time  may  be  obtained  free  of  charge  from 
offices  of  the  Steamboat  Inspection  Service. 

The  lighthouse  aids  to  navigation  are  published  in  pamphlet 
form  from  time  to  time  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  (entitled 
“Light  List,  Upper  Mississippi  River,  Thirteenth  District”)  and 
copies  may  be  obtained  from  Superintendent  of  Lighthouses,  Rock 
Island,  Ill.  Necessary  corrections  may  be  obtained  from  the  U.  S. 
Engineer  Office,  Peoria,  Ill. 

Description  of  the  course  with  mileage  from  Lake  Michigan : 


Miles 

102.6  Lower  end  of  I.  &  M.  Canal  at  Illinois  River,  0.9  miles  below 

Lock  15  at  LaSalle. 

103.3  Peru,  Highway  drawbridge. 

107.4  Spring  Valley — Highway  drawbridge. 

107.8  Spring  Valley  landing,  right. 

110.6  Marquette  landing  and  coal  chute,  right. 

111.9  Marquette — New  York  Central  R.  R.  drawbridge. 

115.0  De  Pue  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

115.6  Illinois  &  Mississippi  (Hennepin)  Canal,  entrance,  right. 

116.8  Bureau  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

117.7  Hennepin  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

118.4  Hennepin  landing,  left. 

122.1  Twin  Sister  Islands,  head,  use  right  channel. 

127.2  Mud  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

129.7  HENRY  lock  and  dam. 

129.8  Henry — Highway  drawbridge. 

130.0  Henry  landing,  right. 

131.4  Upper  Henry  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

136.7  Lacon — Highway  drawbridge,  pontoon. 

143.9  Chillicothe — Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Rwy.  drawbridge, 

use  left  opening. 

145.4  Chillicothe  landing,  right. 

148.0  Rome  landing,  right. 

151.8  Spring  Bay  landing,  left. 

159.7  Peoria — Upper  Highway  drawbridge. 

161.6  Peoria — U.  S.  Boat  Yard,  Water  Works  Point. 

163.2  Peoria  landing. 

163.4  Peoria — Bridge  Street,  bascule  bridge. 

163.4  Peoria — Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  R.  R.  drawbridge,  use  left 

opening. 

163.5  Peoria — Illinois  Valley  Traction  Ry.  bascule  bridge. 

165.2  Peoria — Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Rwy.  bascule  bridge. 

166.2  Kickapoo  Creek,  mouth,  right. 


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172.7  Pekin — Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Rwy.,  bridge  piers  only. 

172.8  Pekin — Peoria  Railway  Terminal  Co.  drawbridge,  use  right 

opening. 

172.9  Pekin — Highway  drawbridge,  use  left  opening. 

173.1  Pekin  landing,  right. 

174.6  Pekin — Chicago  &  Northwestern  Rwy.  bascule  bridge. 

175.0  Mackinaw  River,  mouth,  left. 

180.3  Kingston  landing,  right. 

184.0  Spring  Lake  Canal,  mouth,  left. 

187.9  Copperas  Creek  landing,  right. 

189.0  COPPERAS  CREEK  lock  and  dam. 

191.8  Spring  Lake  slough,  mouth,  left. 

195.8  Clear  Lake  and  Mud  Lake,  entrances,  left. 

197.8  Liverpool  landing,  right. 

198.6  Grass  Lake  slough,  entrance,  right. 

200.0  Thompson  Lake  slough,  entrance,  right. 

203.5  Quiver  Lake  and  Dog  Fish  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

204.6  Flagg  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

205.2  Spoon  River,  mouth,  right. 

205.5  Havana — Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis  R.  R.  bridge,  west  pier 

only. 

205.6  Havana  landing,  left. 

205.8  Havana — Highway  drawbridge. 

206.2  Havana — Illinois  Central  Rwy.  Bridge,  ivest  pier  only. 

211.5  Matanzas  Bay,  entrance,  left. 

212.5  Grand  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

214.0  Otter  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

216.5  Anderson  Lake  Slough,  mouth,  right. 

217.6  Holmes  Landing  and  Warehouse,  right. 

219.0  Grand  Island,  foot. 

223.1  Sharp  Landing  and  Warehouse,  right. 

225.2  Hickory  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

226.8  Long  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

227.0  Hickory  Island,  foot. 

227.2  Elm  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

227.8  Sangamon  River,  mouth,  left. 

228.2  Browning  Landing  and  Warehouse,  right. 

230.6  Sugar  Creek  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

231.2  Sugar  Creek  Island,  foot. 

231.5  Sangamon  Lake,  entrance,  left 

232.3  Big  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

234.2  Frederick  Landing,  right. 

236.7  Muscooten  Bay,  entrance,  left. 

237.0  Beardstown — Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R.  drawbridge. 

237.2  Beardstown — Highway  drawbridge. 

237.3  Beardstown  Landing,  left.  Follow  right  bank. 

240.2  Coal  Creek  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

240.9  Coal  Creek  Island,  foot,  Coal  Creek  mouth,  right. 

241.9  Crane  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

242.1  Crooked  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

242.6  Reich  Landing,  left. 

245.5  La  Grange  landing,  right. 

247.0  Perkins  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

248.2  LA  GRANGE  lock  and  dam. 

249.5  Moore  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

250.1  Long  Lake,  entrance,  right. 

250.6  Kamp  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

251.6  Kamp  Creek,  south  mouth,  right. 

254.4  Meredosia  Lake,  entrance,  left.  Ferry. 

254.5  Meredosia  Landing,  left. 

254.7  Meredosia — Highway  and  Wabash  R.  R.  drawbridge.  Left 

draw  not  available  at  low  water. 

256.3  Meredosia  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

257.1  Meredosia  Island,  foot. 


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258.7  McGee  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

259.2  McGee  Island,  foot. 

260.2  Naples  Landing,  left. 

264.2  Valley  City — Wabash  R.  R.  drawbridge. 

264.8  Valley  City — Griggsville  Landing,  warehouse,  church,  right. 

266.8  Big  Blue  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

268.3  Big  Blue  Island,  foot. 

269.7  Harris  Landing,  elevator,  left. 

270.2  Florence  Landing,  right. 

Florence — Lift-span  Highway  Bridge  authorized  by  U.  S. 

275.6  Montezuma  Landing,  right.  Ferry. 

276.2  McEver  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

277.1  Bedford  Landing,  right. 

277.4  McEver  Island,  foot. 

279.4  Buckhorn  Landing,  right. 

279.4  Buckhorn  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

279.8  Buckhorn  Island,  foot. 

282.7  Pearl — Highway  and  Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R.  drawbridge. 

282.8  Pearl — Ferry. 

283.9  Pearl  Landing. 

285.7  Wing  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

287.1  Fisher  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

287.8  Twin  Island,  use  right  channel. 

288.2  Gravel  Point  Landing,  right. 

289.4  Apple  Creek  Slough,  mouth,  left. 

289.6  Retzger  Landing,  Warehouse,  right. 

291.7  Kamp  Landing,  Warehouse,  right. 

292.9  Kampsville  Ferry. 

293.8  Columbiana  Slough,  mouth,  left. 

293.8  Kampsville  Landing,  right. 

294.3  KAMPSVILLE  lock  and  dam. 

295.0  Willow  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

295.2  Crawford  Creek,  mouth,  right. 

295.7  Willow  Island,  foot. 

296.5  Crater  Landing,  right. 

297.4  Hurricane  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

299.4  Keach  Landing,  left. 

299.9  Hurricane  Island,  foot. 

300.3  Diamond  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

301.4  Godar  Landing. 

303.0  Diamond  Island,  foot.  Miller  Slough  and  Macoupin  Slough 

enter  east  of  Island. 

304.6  Hardin  Landing. 

305.1  Harper  Landing. 

306.1  Mortland  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

307.2  Macoupin  Creek,  mouth,  left. 

307.8  Mortland  Island,  foot. 

308.6  Squire  Landing,  right. 

309.7  McDonald  Landing,  right. 

310.8  Nevelin  Landing,  left,  Ferry  just  above. 

311.0  Otter  Creek  landing,  and  Creek,  left. 

311.7  Twelve-mile  Island,  head,  use  right  channel. 

312.2  Hadley  Landing,  right. 

313.4  Twelve-mile  Island,  foot,  Ferry. 

313.4  Coon  Creek  Landing,  and  Creek,  left. 

315.3  Grueter  Landing,  right. 

316.5  Bloom  Landing,  right. 

317.3  Six-mile  Island,  head,  use  left  channel. 

318.5  Six-mile  Island,  foot. 

319.0  Carson  Landing,  left. 

320.6  Cherokee  Point,  left. 

321.4  Marshall  Landing,  right. 

322.5  Deer  Plain  Ferry. 

325.8  Grafton,  U.  S.  Gage,  on  left  bank  of  Mississippi  River. 


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Side  trip  to  Starved  Rock  State  Park. 

Description  of  the  course  with  local  mileage: 

Miles 

0.0  Lower  end  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  at  Illinois  River  0.9 

mile  below  LaSalle.  Turn  upstream  on  Illinois  River. 

1.4  Highway  bridge. 

2.2  C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.  bridge. 

2.3  Ill.  Cent.  Rwy.  bridge. 

3.2  Vermilion  River  on  right. 

6.4  Utica  Highway  bridge. 

6.7  Take  right  fork  around  island  to 

7.5  Starved  Rock  Landing,  State  Park. 

It,i  anois  and  Mississippi  (Hennepin)  Canal 

(Alternate  Route,  Ill.  Riv.  to  Miss.  Riv.  at  Rock  Island,  Ill.) 

This  canal  was  constructed  by  the  United  States  and  is  75 
miles  long,  from  Illinois  River  (14  miles  below  LaSalle)  to  Missis¬ 
sippi  River  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  The  canal  feeder,  from  Rock 
River  at  Sterling,  Illinois,  to  its  junction  with  the  canal  is  29 
miles  long. 

Normal  dimensions  of  canal  and  feeder  are  80  feet  width  at 
water  surface,  and  7  feet  depth.  Increased  width  is  provided 
in  a  number  of  places  where  the  canal  is  in  embankment. 

There  are  34  locks  with  lifts  of  6  to  12  feet,  including  a  lock 
giving  access  to  the  town  of  Sterling.  Each  lock  is  35  feet  wide 
with  usable  length  of  143  feet  for  full  width  and  156.1  feet  for 
half  width,  and  7  feet  depth.  At  low  water  the  summit  level  is 
196  feet  above  Illinois  River  and  93  feet  above  Mississippi  River. 

Bridges  on  the  Main  Canal  and  for  8  miles  on  the  lower  end 
of  the  feeder  have  17  feet  clearance  above  water  surface;  else¬ 
where  on  the  feeder  12  feet.  Telephone  wires,  etc.,  have  clearance 
of  27  feet  on  main  canal  and  22  feet  on  feeder. 

There  are  no  tolls  or  lock  charges. 

Navigation  is  subject  to  special  Rules  and  Regulations  issued 
by  the  Secretary  of  War  (see  Appendix  C)  and  copies  may  be 
obtained  from  the  United  States  Engineer  Office  at  Rock  Island, 
Illinois.  Maps  of  the  canal  may  also  be  obtained  at  10  cents  each. 

Description  of  the  course  with  local  mileage: 

Miles 

0.0  Entrance  from  Illinois  River,  115.6  miles  from  Lake  Michigan 

at  Chicago. 

0.3  Lock  No.  1,  lift  9.4  feet. 

1.3  Lock  No.  2,  lift  9  feet.  Pontoon  bridge  at  upper  end  of  lock. 

Bureau. 

1.6  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Railway  bridge. 

1.8  Highway  bridge  No.  1. 

1.9  Lock  No.  3,  lift  9  feet. 

3.5  Lock  No.  4,  lift  9  feet.  Aqueduct  No.  1,  Bureau  Creek. 

4.3  Highway  bridge  No.  2. 

4.6  Lock  No.  5,  lift  8  feet. 

6.2  Highway  bridge  No.  3. 

6.4  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Railway  bridge. 

6.4  Lock  No.  6,  lift  10  feet. 

7.2  Lock  No.  7,  lift  8  feet. 


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Miles 

7.5 

8.2 

8.4 

9.2 

10.2 

11.0 

11.0 

11.7 
12.4 
12.6 

13.1 

13.2 

13.8 
14.0 

14.2 

14.3 
15.0 

15.3 
16.0 
16.1 
16.7 
17.1 

17.4 


17.9 

18.5 

19.0 

21.4 

22.2 

23.0 

23.0 

25.1 

26.0 

27.0 

27.8 

27.9 

28.3 

28.9 


30.5 

30.8 

31.6 

33.1 

34.6 

35.2 
36.5 

37.4 

37.9 
38.0 

38.5 

39.6 

40.7 

41.5 

42.8 

43.3 

43.5 

43.7 

45.7 
47.0 
48.1 
48.1 


Highway  bridge  No.  4. 

Lock  No.  8,  lift  8  feet. 

Lock  No.  9,  lift  8  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  5. 

Lock  No.  10,  lift  9  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  6. 

Lock  No.  11,  lift  9  feet. 

Lock  No.  12,  lift  8  feet.  Aqueduct  No.  2,  Big  Bureau  Creek. 
Lock  No.  13,  lift  10  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  7. 

Highway  bridge  No.  8. 

Lock  No.  14,  lift  10  feet. 

Lock  No.  15,  lift  10  feet. 

Lock  No.  16,  lift  11  feet. 

Lock  No.  17,  lift  10  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  9. 

Aqueduct  No.  3.  W.  Bureau  Creek. 

Lock  No.  18,  lift  9  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  10. 

Lock  No.  19,  lift  10  feet.  Wyanet. 

C.  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  bridge. 

Lock  No.  20,  lift  11  feet. 

Lock  No.  21,  lift  11  feet.  Small  farm  lift-bridge.  Summit  level 
from  here  to  Lock  No.  22. 

Highway  bridge  No.  11. 

Highway  bridge  No.  12. 

Highway  bridge  No.  13. 

Highway  bridge  No.  14. 

C.  &  N.  W.  Railway  bridge. 

Emergency  gates. 

Highway  bridge  No.  15. 

Highway  bridge  No.  16. 

Highway  bridge  No.  17. 

Highway  bridge  No.  18. 

Highway  bridge  No.  17a. 

Feeder  Junction  on  the  right,  29  miles  to  the  Rock  River  at 
Sterling. 

Highway  bridge  18a. 

Lock  No.  22,  lift  9  feet.  Highway  bridge  19.  End  of  Summit- 
level. 

Aqueduct  No.  4.  Kink  River. 

Highway  bridge  No.  20. 

Highway  bridge  No.  21. 

Highway  bridge  No.  22. 

Highway  bridge  No.  23. 

Aqueduct  No.  5.  Mud  Creek. 

Highway  bridge  No.  24. 

Highway  bridge  No.  25. 

Highway  bridge  No.  26. 

Lock  No.  23,  lift  11  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  27. 

Highway  bridge  No.  28. 

Highway  bridge  No.  29. 

Highway  bridge  No.  30. 

Highway  bridge  No.  31. 

Highway  bridge  No.  32. 

Aqueduct  No.  6,  Spring  Creek. 

Highway  bridge  No.  33. 

Highway  bridge  No.  34. 

Highway  bridge  No.  35. 

Lock  No.  24,  lift  11  feet. 

Highway  bridge  No.  36. 


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Miles 

49.2  Highway  bridge  No.  37. 

50.3  Aqueduct  No.  7.  Geneseo  Creek. 

51.5  Highway  bridge  No.  38. 

52.6  Highway  bridge  No.  39. 

53.6  Lock  No.  25,  lift  8  feet. 

54.7  Lock  No.  26,  lift  9  feet. 

54.7  Highway  bridge  No.  40. 

56.9  Lock  No.  27,  lift  8  feet,  Aqueduct  No.  8,  Green  River. 

58.1  Highway  bridge  No.  41. 

59.5  Lock  No.  28,  lift  8  feet.  Colona. 

59.5  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Railway  bridge. 

59.7  C.  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  bridge. 

60.1  Highway  bridge  No.  42. 

61.8  Lock  No.  29,  lift  11  feet. 

61.8  Entrance  to  Rock  River. 

68.0  Moline  Highway  bridge. 

70.6  Lock  No.  30,  Guard  Lock. 

72.1  Milan  Highway  bridge. 

72.1  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  Railway  bridge. 

73.2  Lock  No.  31,  lift  6  feet. 

75.0  Lock  No.  32,  lift  12  feet. 

75.1  End  of  Canal  and  entrance  to  Mississippi  River  at  Rock  Island. 


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APPENDIX  A 

TOLLS  AND  LOCKAGE  CHARGES  ON  ILLINOIS  AND  MICH¬ 
IGAN  CANAL  AND  LOCKAGE  CHARGES  AT  HENRY 
AND  COPPERAS  CREEK  LOCKS  ON  ILLINOIS  RIVER 
AS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


ON  ILLINOIS  AND  MICHIGAN  CANAL 


Registration. — Boats  entering  the  canal  for  the  first  time  are  required 
to  pay  a  registration  fee  based  on  the  length  of  the  boat: 


Length  not  exceeding  20  ft . $1.50 

Length  over  20  ft.  and  not  exceeding  40  ft .  2.50 

Length  over  40  ft.  and  not  exceeding  60  ft .  5.00 

Length  over  60  ft . 10.00 


This  registration  covers  the  existence  of  the  boat  unless  its  name  is 
changed,  and  may  then  be  continued  by  payment  of  $1.00  for  such  change. 

Tolls. — Toll  for  boats  without  cargo  is  at  the  rate  of  three  (3)  cents 
per  mile  of  travel  in  the  canal. 

Toll  for  passengers,  each  round  trip  of  25  miles  or  less,  two  and  a  half 
(2V2)  cents  each. 

Toll  for  cargo  is  based  on  weight,  number  or  measure  of  various  articles 
as  shown  in  the  table  following. 

Lockage. — The  above  described  tolls  cover  lockage  charges  on  the  canal. 

At  Henry  and  Copjjeras  Creek  Locks,  Illinois  River 

Lockage. — Boats  not  exceeding  150  tons  measurement,  $1.50;  exceeding 
150  tons  measurement,  at  the  rate  of  one  cent  per  ton. 

Boats  in  fleets  of  two  or  more,  engaged  in  regular  traffic  and  requiring 
only  one  lockage,  may  divide  the  single  lockage  charge  among  the  boats,  by 
ton  measurement  or  otherwise. 

Passengers — five  (5)  cents  each. 

Cabin  boats  in  tow  of  power  boats — 25  cents  each. 

Fuel  boats  in  tow  of  power  boats — 50  cents  each. 

Row  boats  in  tow  of  power  boats — 10  cents  each. 

Lockage  charge  for  cargo  is  based  on  weight,  number  or  measure  of 
various  articles  as  shown  in  the  table  following. 

The  above  described  charges  are  made  at  each  lock. 

Lockage. — At  the  rate  of  one  cent  per  ton,  with  minimum  charge  of 
$1.50. 


CARGO  CHARGES 


Articles  of  Cargo  and 

Units  Thereof 

Ill.  &  Mich. 
Canal 

Toll  in  Mills 
per  mile 

Henry  &  Copperas 
Creek  Locks 
Lockage  in  Cents 
per  unit 

Barbed  wire 

each 

1000 

pounds 

% 

3 

Bark,  tanners’ 

<< 

<< 

U 

1 

IV2 

Barley 

U 

u 

U 

% 

1% 

Barrels,  empty 

u 

u 

u 

2 

3 

Beans 

u 

u 

a 

1 

3 

Bran 

u 

a 

u 

1 

3 

Buckwheat 

u 

u 

u 

% 

iy2 

Charcoal 

u 

u 

u 

1 

3 

Clay 

u 

u 

u 

3/4 

3 

Coal 

each 

ton 

y2 

3 

Coke 

each 

1000 

pounds 

% 

3 

Corn 

U 

u 

ii 

1 

3 

Drainage  pipe 

u 

a 

u 

1 

3 

Flour 

u 

a 

u 

1 

3 

Furniture,  household 

n 

u 

u 

2 

3 

Hay  and  fodder 

<< 

u 

u 

1 

3 

Hemp 

<< 

a 

u 

1 

3 

Hoops,  and  material  for 

u 

u 

u 

1 

3  j 

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CARGO 

CHARGES— 

-Continued 

Hub,  boat  knees  and 
bolts 

a 

44 

44 

Ill.  &  Mich. 

Canal 

Toll  in  Mills 
per  mile 

1 

Henry  &  Copperas 
Creek  Locks 
Lockage  in  Cents 
per  unit 

3 

Ice 

u 

44 

44 

2 

iy2 

Iron,  pig,  scrap  and 
railroad 

u 

44 

44 

% 

2 

Iron,  wrought  and  cast 

a 

44 

44 

1 

3 

Iron  ore 

u 

44 

44 

y2 

2 

Land  plaster,  bone-dust 
and  super-phosphate 

a 

44 

44 

i 

1 

Lead,  pipe,  sheets  and 
roll,  pigs  and  bars 

u 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Lime,  common 

u 

44 

44 

i 

2 

Lime,  hydraulic 

44 

44 

44 

i 

2 

Machinery 

a 

44 

44 

2 

3 

Meal 

u 

44 

44 

1 

3 

Merchandise  (including 
hardware,  dry  goods, 
cutlery,  groceries, 
crockery  and  other 
articles  not  specified) 

a 

44 

44 

-i 

JL. 

3 

Oats 

a 

44 

44 

3A 

iy2 

Rye 

u 

44 

44 

% 

iy2 

Salt  in  sacks  and 
barrels 

u 

44 

44 

1 

2 

Sand  and  other  earth 

a 

44 

44 

y2 

i 

Seeds 

44 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Ship  stuff 

44 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Shorts  and  screenings 

44 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Staves  and  headings 

44 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Wheat 

44 

44 

44 

% 

iy2 

Zinc  spelter 

44 

44 

44 

i 

3 

Lumber 

each  1,000  ft.  b.m. 

5 

5 

Dressed  flooring 

44 

44 

44  44 

4 

5 

Siding 

44 

44 

44  44 

2 

2y2 

Lath 

each 

1000 

pieces 

1 

i  & 

Shingles 

44 

44 

44 

y2 

i 

Brick 

44 

44 

44 

2 

5 

Posts,  split  not  over  5 
inches  diameter 

44 

44 

44 

4 

5 

Fence  rails 

44 

44 

44 

4 

5 

Railroad  ties 

44 

500 

44 

20 

8 

Wood  or  fuel 

each 

cord 

10 

8 

Stone,  dressed  or  sawed 

each  cu.  yd. 

.  (27  cu.  ft.)  8 

15 

“  rubble 

44 

44  44 

5 

10 

“  dimension 

44 

44  44 

8 

15 

“  macadam 

44 

44  44 

2 

9 

Notes:  On  wood  transported  more  than  25  miles,  the  toll  shall 

not  exceed  25  cents 

per  cord. 

On  stone  transported  more  than  25  miles,  the  toll  shall  not  exceed  12%  cents  per 
cubic  yard  for  rubble  and  macadam,  or  25  cents  per  cubic  yard  for  dressed,  sawed  or 
dimension  stone. 

On  lumber  cleared  to  one  destination,  100,000  feet  board  measure  shall  be  considered 
as  a  full  canal-boat  load,  and  all  over  that  shall  be  free  of  toll. 

Boats  entering  the  canal  at  LaSalle  and  leaving  it  before  reaching  Ottawa  shall  be 
charged  one  dollar  ($1.00)  each  if  the  toll  on  boat  and  cargo  should  not  reach  that  amount. 

For  use  of  Lock  No.  5  at  Joliet  in  passage  either  way  between  Drainage  Canal  and 
Joliet  only,  a  charge  of  fifty  (50)  cents  shall  be  made. 

Weight  for  computation  of  toll  shall  include  that  of  the  container  in  addition  to  that 
of  the  article. 

Duplicate  bills  of  lading  are  required  in  all  cases,  one  to  be  deposited  with  the  collector 
to  whom  payment  is  made. 

On  clearances  either  way  between  Chicago  and  Copperas  Creek,  the  lockage  on  boat  and 
cargo  shall  be  one-half  the  above  rate  at  each  lock,  provided  the  cargo  is  not  transferred 
before  reaching  destination  as  cleared. 

Boats  passing  both  locks  on  Illinois  River  shall  be  charged  one-half  the  above  rate  of 
lockage  at  each  lock  on  cargo,  but  the  full  rate  on  boat. 


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Efficient  Waterfront  facilities  which  are  among  the  Terminal  assets  of  St.  Louis.  (Courtesy  Chicago 

Assn,  of  Commerce.) 


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Barges  and  Municipal  River  and  Railroad  Terminals  at  Memphis.  (Courtesy  Chicago  Assn,  of  Commerce.) 


APPENDIX  B 

REGULATION  OF  MOTOR  BOATS 

Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
Office  of  the  Secretary 
Washington 

Department  Circular  No.  236 

ELEVENTH  EDITION 

Bureau  of  Navigation  and  Steamboat  Inspection  Service 

June  1,  1927 

To  collectors  of  customs,  supervising  and  local  inspectors,  Steamboat  In¬ 
spection  Service,  and  others  concerned: 

Your  attention  is  invited  to  the  following  act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  9,  1910 : 

An  Act  to  amend  laws  for  preventing  collisions  of  vessels  and  to  regulate 

equipment  of  certain  motor  boats  on  the  navigable  waters  of  the 

United  States 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United 
States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled:  That  the  words  “motor  boat” 
where  used  in  this  Act  shall  include  every  vessel  propelled  by  machinery 
and  not  more  than  sixty-five  feet  in  length  except  tug  boats  and  tow  boats 
propelled  by  steam.  The  length  shall  be  measured  from  end  to  end  over 
the  deck,  excluding  sheer:  Provided,  That  the  engine,  boiler,  or  other 
operating  machinery  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  by  the  local  inspectors 
of  steam  vessels,  and  to  their  approval  of  the  design  thereof,  on  all  said 
motor  boats,  which  are  more  than  forty  feet  in  length,  and  which  are 
propelled  by  machinery  driven  by  steam. 

Sec.  2.  That  motor  boats  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall 
be  divided  into  classes  as  follows: 

Class  1.  Less  than  26  feet  in  length. 

Class  2.  Twenty-six  feet  or  over  and  less  than  40  feet  in  length. 

Class  3.  Forty  feet  or  over  and  not  more  than  65  feet  in  length. 

Sec.  3.  That  every  motor  boat  in  all  weathers  from  sunset  to  sunrise 
shall  carry  the  following  lights,  and  during  such  time  no  other  lights  which 
may  be  mistaken  for  those  prescribed  shall  be  exhibited. 

(a)  Every  motor  boat  of  class  1  shall  carry  the  following  lights: 

First.  A  white  light  aft  to  show  all  around  the  horizon. 

Second.  A  combined  lantern  in  the  forepart  of  the  vessel  and  lower 
than  the  white  light  aft  showing  green  to  starboard  and  red  to  port,  so 
fixed  as  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the  beam 
on  their  respective  sides. 

(b)  Every  motor  boat  of  classes  two  and  three  shall  carry  the  fol¬ 
lowing  lights: 

First.  A  bright  white  light  in  the  fore  part  of  the  vessel  as  near  the 
stem  as  practicable,  so  constructed  as  to  show  an  unbroken  light  over  an 
arc  of  the  horizon  of  twenty  points  of  the  compass,  so  fixed  as  to  throw 
the  light  ten  points  on  each  side  of  the  vessel,  namely,  from  right  ahead 
to  two  points  abaft  the  beam  on  either  side.  The  glass  or  lens  shall  be  of 
not  less  than  the  following  dimensions: 

Class  2.  Nineteen  square  inches. 

Class  3.  Thirty-one  square  inches. 

Second.  A  white  light  aft  to  show  all  around  the  horizon. 

Third.  On  the  starboard  side  a  green  light  so  constructed  as  to  show 
an  unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  horizon  of  ten  points  of  the  compass, 
so  fixed  as  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the  beam 
on  the  starboard  side.  On  the  port  side  a  red  light  so  constructed  as  to 


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show  an  unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  horizon  of  ten  points  of  the 
compass,  so  fixed  as  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points 
abaft  the  beam  on  the  port  side.  The  glasses  or  lenses  in  the  said  side 
lights  shall  be  of  not  less  than  the  following  dimensions  on  motor  boats  of — 

Class  2.  Sixteen  square  inches. 

Class  3.  Twenty-five  square  inches. 

On  and  after  July  1,  1911,  all  glasses  or  lenses  prescribed  by  para¬ 
graph  (b)  of  section  3  shall  be  fresnel  or  fluted.  The  said  lights  shall  be 
fitted  with  inboard  screens  of  sufficient  height  and  so  set  as  to  prevent 
these  lights  from  being  seen  across  the  bow  and  shall  be  of  not  less  than 
the  following  dimensions  on  motor  boats  of — 

Class  2.  Eighteen  inches  long. 

Class  3.  Twenty-four  inches  long: 

Provided,  That  motor  boats  as  defined  in  this  Act,  when  propelled  by 
sail  and  machinery  or  under  sail  alone  shall  carry  the  colored  lights  suitably 
screened  but  not  the  white  lights  prescribed  by  this  section. 

Sec.  4.  (a)  Every  motor  boat  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall 
be  provided  with  a  whistle  or  other  sound-producing  mechanical  appliance 
capable  of  producing  a  blast  of  two  seconds  or  more  in  duration,  and  in 
the  case  of  such  boats  so  provided  a  blast  of  at  least  two  seconds  shall  be 
deemed  a  prolonged  blast  within  the  meaning  of  the  law. 

(b)  Every  motor  boat  of  class  2  or  3  shall  carry  an  efficient  foghorn. 

(c)  Every  motor  boat  of  class  2  or  3  shall  be  provided  with  an  efficient 
bell,  which  shall  be  not  less  than  eight  inches  across  the  mouth,  on  board 
of  vessels  of  class  three. 

Sec.  5.  That  every  motor  boat  subject  to  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Act,  and  also  all  vessels  propelled  by  machinery  other  than  by  steam  more 
than  65  feet  in  length,  shall  carry  either  life  preservers,  or  life  belts,  or 
buoyant  cushions,  or  ring  buoys  or  other  device,  to  be  prescribed  by  the 
Secretary  of  Commerce,  sufficient  to  sustain  afloat  every  person  on  board 
and  so  placed  as  to  be  readily  accessible.  All  motor  boats  carrying  pas¬ 
sengers  for  hire  shall  carry  one  life  preserver  of  the  sort  prescribed  by 
the  regulations  of  the  board  of  supervising  inspectors  for  every  passenger 
carried,  and  no  such  boat  while  so  carrying  passengers  for  hire  shall  be 
operated  or  navigated  except  in  charge  of  a  person  duly  licensed  for  such 
service  by  the  local  board  of  inspectors.  No  examination  shall  be  required 
as  the  condition  of  obtaining  such  a  license,  and  any  such  license  shall  be 
revoked  or  suspended  by  the  local  board  of  inspectors  for  misconduct,  gross 
negligence,  recklessness  in  navigation,  intemperance,  or  violation  of  law  on 
the  part  of  the  holder,  and  if  revoked,  the  person  holding  such  license  shall 
be  incapable  of  obtaining  another  such  license  for  one  year  from  the  date 
of  revocation :  Provided,  That  motor  boats  shall  not  be  required  to  carry 
licensed  officers  except  as  required  in  this  Act. 

Sec.  6.  That  every  motor  boat  and  also  every  vessel  propelled  by 
machinery  other  than  by  steam,  more  than  sixty-five  feet  in  length,  shall 
carry  ready  for  immediate  use  the  means  of  promptly  and  effectually 
extinguishing  burning  gasoline. 

Sec.  7.  That  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  may  be  imposed 
for  any  violation  of  this  Act.  The  motor  boat  shall  be  liable  for  the  said 
penalty  and  may  be  seized  and  proceeded  against,  by  way  of  libel,  in  the 
district  court  of  the  United  States  for  any  district  within  which  such 
vessel  may  be  found. 

Sec.  8.  That  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  shall  make  such  regulations 
as  may  be  necessary  to  secure  the  proper  execution  of  this  Act  by  collectors 
of  customs  and  other  officers  of  the  Government.  And  the  Secretary  of 
the  Department  of  Commerce  may,  upon  application  therefor,  remit  or 
mitigate  any  fine,  penalty,  or  forfeiture  relating  to  motor  boats  except  for 
failure  to  observe  the  provisions  of  section  six  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  9.  That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  only  in  so  far  as  they  are  in 
conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed:  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  Act 
shall  be  deemed  to  alter  or  amend  acts  of  Congress  embodying  or  revising 
international  rules  for  preventing  collisions  at  sea. 

Sec.  10.  That  this  Act  shall  take  effect  on  and  after  thirty  days  after 
its  approval. 


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REGULATIONS 

1.  All  violations  of  the  above  act  must  be  reported  to  the  Department 
of  Commerce  (Bureau  of  Navigation)  through  collectors  of  customs  regard¬ 
less  of  mitigating  circumstances,  as  authority  to  mitigate  and  remit  the 
penalties  under  the  laws  mentioned  is  vested  solely  in  the  Secretary  of 
Commerce. 

2.  The  act  defines  the  words  “motor  boat”  (i.  e.,  the  class  of  vessels 
subject  to  its  requirements)  as  including  every  vessel  propelled  by  machin¬ 
ery  and  not  more  than  65  feet  in  length,  except  tugboats  and  towboats 
propelled  by  steam.  The  term,  therefore,  includes  boats  temporarily  or 
permanently  equipped  with  detachable  motors,  and  such  vessels,  when  so 
equipped,  are  subject  to  this  act. 


Lights 

3.  The  lights  provided  for  in  section  3  of  the  act  above  are  running 
lights  for  motor  boats  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  act  in  lieu  of  the 
lights  prescribed,  respectively,  by  article  2  of  the  act  approved  June  7, 
1897  (covering  certain  harbors,  rivers,  and  inland  waters  of  the  United 
States)  ;  rule  3  of  the  act  approved  February  8,  1895  (covering  the  Great 
Lakes  and  their  connecting  and  tributary  waters)  ;  and  rules  3,  5,  6,  and 
7  of  section  4233  of  the  Revised  Statutes  (covering  western  rivers).  The 
penalty  for  failure  to  carry  such  lights  is  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100. 

4.  The  lights  provided  for  in  section  3  are  not  in  conflict  with  the 
anchor  lights,  lights  for  pilot  and  fishing  vessels,  and  other  lights  provided 
in  the  acts  above  cited. 

Collectors  of  customs  and  others  will  observe  that  the  penalties  for 
violations  of  existing  laws  not  in  conflict  with  this  act  remain  unchanged. 

5.  Motor  boats  of  class  1  which  do  not  carry  the  two-color  combination 
light  forward,  but  have  the  red  and  green  side  lights  separated,  should 
carry  also  a  white  bow  light  (in  addition  to  the  white  after  light  which 
must  be  carried  on  all  classes  of  motor  boats).  It  is  desired,  however, 
that  class  1  motor  boats  comply  strictly  with  the  requirements  of  section  3 
as  regards  the  kinds  of  lights  to  be  used. 

6.  No  penalty  is  incurred  by  motor  boats  for  a  failure  to  carry  lights 
between  the  hours  of  sunrise  and  sunset. 

7.  If  a  motor  boat,  through  temporary  disablement  of  the  machinery 
or  lack  of  gasoline,  or  for  any  other  reason,  finds  it  necessary  to  proceed 
under  sail,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  white  lights  should  be  extinguished 
and  she  should  proceed  with  her  colored  lights  only.  This  does  not  convert 
a  motor  boat  into  a  sailboat,  however,  and  all  other  motor-boat  equipment 
should  be  carried. 

8.  The  aft  light  should  be  higher  and  so  placed  as  to  form  a  range 
with  the  forward  light,  and  should  be  clear  of  house  awnings  and  other 
obstructions. 

9.  The  law  does  not  specify  the  size  of  lights  to  be  carried  on  motor 
boats  of  class  1.  Such  lights  should  be  large  enough,  however,  to  accom¬ 
plish  the  purpose  intended,  and  it  is  suggested  that  the  illuminated  portion 
of  such  lights  or  lenses  should  not  be  less  than  3  inches  in  diameter. 

Whistle,  Foghorn  and  Bell 

10.  No  size  or  style  of  whistle,  foghorn,  or  bell  (except  the  bell  for 
class  3)  is  prescribed,  provided  it  is  available  and  sufficient  for  the  use 
for  which  it  is  intended.  The  word  “efficient”  must  be  taken  in  its  ordinary 
sense,  considered  with  reference  to  the  object  intended  by  the  provisions 
in  which  the  word  appears,  namely,  the  production  of  certain  signals. 

11.  A  mouth  whistle  capable  of  producing  a  blast  of  two  seconds  or 
more  in  duration  which  can  be  heard  for  at  least  one-half  a  mile  has  been 
held  to  be  in  compliance  with  the  law. 

12.  Foghorns  can  not  take  the  place  of  whistles  on  motor  boats  of 
classes  2  and  3. 


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Life  Preservers  and  Life-saving  Devices  on  Motor  Boats  Not  Carrying 

Passengers  for  Hire 

13.  Every  motor  boat  not  carrying  passengers  for  hire  must  have 
life  preservers  or  life  belts  or  buoyant  cushions  or  ring  buoys  or  other 
device,  which  should  be  of  types  approved  by  the  Board  of  Supervising 
Inspectors,  sufficient  to  sustain  afloat  every  person  on  board.  This  includes 
members  of  the  crew,  children,  and  babies.  If  practicable,  the  purchaser 
should  consult  local  inspectors  or  other  qualified  persons  before  purchasing 
life-saving  devices.  In  any  event  he  should  satisfy  himself  that  such 
devices  are  composed  of  material  known  to  be  suitable  for  the  purpose 
intended. 

In  addition  the  department  authorizes  life  preservers  and  buoyant 
cushions  for  motor  boats  not  carrying  passengers  for  hire  under  the  follow¬ 
ing  conditions:  Each  life  preserver  or  buoyant  cushion  shall  be  capable 
of  sustaining  afloat  for  a  continuous  period  of  24  hours  an  attached  weight 
so  arranged  that  whether  the  said  weight  be  submerged  or  not  there  shall 
be  a  direct  downward  gravitation  pull  upon  such  life  preserver  or  cushion 
of  at  least  20  pounds.  If  a  buoyant  cushion  is  furnished  for  more  than 
one  person,  its  capacity  must  be  proportionately  greater. 

No  such  life  preservers  or  buoyant  cushions  stuffed  or  filled  with 
granulated  cork  or  other  loose  granulated  material  and  no  pneumatic  life 
preservers  or  cushions  will  be  approved. 

Planks,  gratings,  floorings,  oars,  corks  on  ropes  or  fish  nets,  empty 
kegs  or  casks,  wooden  boxes,  small  boats  in  tow,  etc.,  are  not  approved 
as  substitutes  for  life  preservers,  life  belts,  buoyant  cushions,  or  ring 
buoys,  but  wooden  life  floats  made  of  light  buoyant  wood  may  be  used, 
the  dimensions  of  each  of  which  shall  be  not  less  than  4  feet  in  length, 
12  inches  in  width,  and  1 %  inches  in  thickness,  and  shall  not  exceed  25 
pounds  in  weight.  The  float  may  be  made  in  one  or  two  pieces.  If  made 
in  two  pieces,  they  shall  be  securely  attached  together  with  wooden  dowels. 
No  metal  shall  be  used  in  the  construction  of  the  float.  It  shall  be  provided 
with  two  handholes,  one  at  each  side,  midway  in  the  length,  which  hand¬ 
holes  shall  be  cut  through  the  float  and  be  not  less  than  6  inches  in  length 
and  2  inches  in  width,  with  a  margin  of  at  least  1  inch  at  the  edge  of  the 
float.  Wooden  life  floats  made  of  balsa  wood  properly  encysted  and  treated 
may  be  used,  which  floats  shall  be  not  less  than  3  feet  in  length,  1114 
inches  in  width,  and  2  inches  in  thickness.  Life  floats  already  installed  on 
motor  boats  and  constructed  in  accordance  with  previous  regulations  may 
continue  to  be  used. 

Samples  of  other  substitutes  for  the  articles  mentioned  must  first  be 
submitted  to  the  Supervising  Inspector  General,  Steamboat  Inspection 
Service,  for  examination  and  approval. 

On  Motor  Boats  Carrying  Passengers  for  Hire 

Motor  boats  carrying  passengers  for  hire  shall  carry  one  life  preserver 
of  the  sort  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Supervising  Inspectors  for  every 
passenger  carried,  and  the  person  in  charge  must  be  duly  licensed. 

Motor  boats  hired  at  launch  liveries  and  operated  by  the  liveryman 
or  his  employee  are  construed  as  carrying  passengers  for  hire;  but  if  the 
motor  boat  is  operated  by  the  hirer  himself,  it  is  not  considered  a  carriage 
of  passengers  for  hire  even  though  he  may  take  other  persons  on  board, 
provided,  of  course,  he  does  not  receive  compensation  for  carrying  these 
other  persons. 

Fire-Extinguishing  Apparatus 

14.  Fire  extinguishers  of  a  type  approved  by  the  department  must  be 
carried  on  all  motor  boats  when  being  navigated.  The  following  fire  extin- 
gushers,  which  are  either  of  the  carbon-tetrachloride  or  foam  types,  have 
demonstrated  a  capacity  for  extinguishing  burning  gasoline  and  are  ap¬ 
proved  by  the  department.  The  name  of  the  company  for  which  approved 
and  the  capacity  of  each  fire  extinguisher  are  stated.  Where  the  kind  of 
fire  extinguisher  is  not  stated,  it  is  of  the  carbon-tetrachloride  type. 

Note :  The  list  is  quite  extensive  and  is  not  quoted  here.  Official  circular  should  be 
obtained  from  Steamboat  Inspection  Service. 

Salt  and  sand  as  a  means  of  extinguishing  burning  gasoline  are  no 
longer  approved. 


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Licensed  Officers  and  Inspection 

15.  In  lieu  of  the  inspection  of  steam  vessels  now  provided  by  sections 
4417,  4418,  and  4426,  Revised  Statutes,  it  is  now  required  that,  after  due 
inspection  or  personal  observation,  the  design  of  the  engine,  boiler,  or  other 
operating  machinery  of  motor  boats  more  than  40  feet  in  length  and  not 
more  than  65  feet  in  length,  propelled  by  machinery  driven  by  steam,  shall 
be  approved  by  the  local  inspectors. 

All  steam  vessels  more  than  65  feet  in  length  are  subject  to  inspection 
as  heretofore. 

Motor  boats  propelled  otherwise  than  by  steam  of  above  15  gross  tons 
carrying  freight  or  passengers  for  hire,  but  not  engaged  in  fishing  as  a 
regular  business,  are  subject  to  inspection  whether  under  or  over  65  feet 
in  length. 

The  only  officer  required  to  be  carried  on  motor  boats  within  the  con¬ 
templation  of  the  act  of  June  9,  1910,  is  the  licensed  operator  provided 
for  in  the  act. 

Documents  and  Name 

16.  All  motor  boats  of  5  net  tons  or  over  engaged  in  trade  must  be 
documented;  that  is  to  say,  licensed  by  the  collectors  of  customs.  Vessels 
under  5  net  tons  are  not  documented  in  any  case.  The  license  of  the  vessel 
obtained  from  the  collector  of  customs  (designated  a  document)  is  addi¬ 
tional  to  and  must  not  be  confounded  with  the  license  required  for  the 
operator  of  a  motor  boat. 

Documented  vessels  must  have  name  and  home  port  on  stern  and 
name  on  each  bow.  Tonnage  measurement  is  necessary  only  in  case  of 
vessels  requiring  to  be  documented. 

17.  Motor  boats  are  required  to  have  on  board  two  copies  of  the  pilot 
rules  to  be  observed  by  them,  which  will  be  furnished  by  collectors  of 
customs  and  local  inspectors,  Steamboat  Inspection  Service,  on  request. 
Copies  of  this  circular  should  be  inserted  therein. 

TABULATED  STATEMENT  OF  EQUIPMENT  REQUIRED 

CARRYING  PASSENGERS  FOR  HIRE 


Section  3. 

Section  4. 

Section  5. 

Section  6. 

Class  1 — Combination  light 
forward.  White 
light  aft. 

Class  2 — White  lights  for- 

Whistle 

Whistle,  bell  and  fog 

Life  preservers.  Li¬ 
censed  operator. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Approved  fire  extin¬ 
guishers. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

ward  and  aft 
and  colored  side 
lights,  all  with 
fresnel  or  fluted 
lenses. 

Class  3- — Same  as  Class  2. 

horn. 

Same  as  Class  2. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

NOT  CARRYING  PASSENGERS  FOR  HIRE 


Section  3. 

Section  4. 

Section  5. 

Section  6. 

Class  1 — Combination  light 
forward.  White 
light  aft. 

Whistle 

Life  preservers  or 
life-saving  devices 
prescribed  by  act. 

Approved  fire  extin¬ 
guishers. 

Class  2 — White  lights  for¬ 
ward  and  aft 
and  colored  side 
lights,  all  with 
fresnel  or  fluted 
lenses. 

Whistle  bell  and  fog 
horn. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Class  3 — Same  as  Class  2. 

Same  as  Class  2. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

No  equipment,  except  anchor  lights  after  sunset,  and  customhouse  num¬ 
bers  as  required  by  the  act  of  June  7,  1918  (see  Department  Circular 
No.  278),  is  required  on  motor  boats  when  not  being  navigated. 

S.  B.  Davis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  Commerce. 


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Waterfront  Plant  of  American  Sugar  Refinery — largest  in  the  world — at  New  Orleans.  (Courtesy  Chicago 

Assn,  of  Commerce.) 


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APPENDIX  C 

LAWS,  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  USE,  ADMIN¬ 
ISTRATION  AND  NAVIGATION  OF  THE  ILLINOIS  AND 
MISSISSIPPI  (HENNEPIN)  CANAL,  1908. 


THE  LAW 

Extracts  from  Acts  of  Congress 

The  River  and  Harbor  Act  of  June  13,  1902,  contains  the  following 
section : 

“Sec.  11.  That  section  4  of  the  River  and  Harbor  Act  of  August  18, 
1894,  be,  and  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

“Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  War  to  prescribe 
such  rules  and  regulations  for  the  use,  administration  and  navigation  of 
any  or  all  canals  and  similar  works  of  navigation  that  now  are,  or  that 
hereafter  may  be,  owned,  operated  or  maintained  by  the  United  States,  as 
in  his  judgment  the  public  necessity  may  require;  and  he  is  also  authorized 
to  prescribe  regulations  to  govern  the  speed  and  movement  of  vessels  and 
other  water  craft  in  any  public  navigable  channel  which  has  been  improved 
under  the  authority  of  Congress,  whenever,  in  his  judgment,  such  regula¬ 
tions  are  necessary  to  protect  such  improved  channels  from  injury,  or  to 
prevent  interference  with  the  operations  of  the  United  States  in  improving 
navigable  waters  or  injury  to  any  plant  that  may  be  employed  in  such 
operations.  Such  rules  and  regulations  shall  be  posted  in  conspicuous  and 
appropriate  places  for  the  information  of  the  public;  and  every  person 
and  every  corporation  which  shall  violate  such  rules  and  regulations  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  thereof  in  any  dis¬ 
trict  court  of  the  United  States  within  whose  territorial  jurisdiction  such 
offenses  may  have  been  committed,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
$500,  or  by  imprisonment  (in  case  of  a  natural  person)  not  exceeding  six 
months,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court.” 

REGULATIONS 

1.  Works  to  Which  These  Rules  Apply. — These  rules  apply  to  the  use, 
administration  and  navigation  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal  lying 
in  the  counties  of  Whiteside,  Bureau,  Henry  and  Rock  Island,  in  the  State 
of  Illinois.  The  lands  acquired  and  owned  by  the  United  States  are  held 
for  the  purposes  of  navigation,  for  sites  for  government  structures  and 
for  the  accommodation  and  use  of  employees  of  the  United  States.  Tres¬ 
passing  on  said  lands  is  strictly  forbidden,  and  all  persons  are  hereby 
expressly  warned  under  penalty  of  the  law: 

(a)  Not  to  cut  trees,  dig  up  and  carry  away  earth,  sand,  gravel,  or 
rock,  injure  or  deface  fences,  locks,  bridges,  culverts,  telephone  lines,  or 
any  other  structures  belonging  to  the  United  States,  or  post  or  paint  adver¬ 
tisements  thereon,  use  dynamite  for  any  purpose,  erect  temporary  or 
permanent  structures,  or  deposit  refuse  matter  of  any  kind. 

(b)  Not  to  permit  horses,  cattle,  sheep,  hogs  or  other  animals  to  run 
at  large  on  any  portion  of  the  said  lands,  including  those  used  as  public 
highways. 

(c)  Not  to  ride  or  drive  along  or  upon  canal  embankments,  except 
where  such  embankments  are  intended  as  public  highways. 

(d)  Not  to  enter  upon  these  lands  for  the  purpose  of  hunting  or  taking 
of  game  by  any  means,  except  with  written  permit  from  the  assistant 


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engineer  in  charge  of  the  operation  of  the  canal;  and  then  in  strict  accord¬ 
ance  with  the  game  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  except  that  for  the  pro¬ 
tection  of  the  canal  banks,  hunters  authorized  as  above  and  canal  employees 
may  kill  or  take  burrowing  animals  at  any  time. 

(e)  Not  to  sell  or  cause  to  be  sold  upon  these  lands  nor  upon  any 
boat  while  in  the  canal  any  spirituous  or  malt  liquors. 

(f)  Not  to  fish  within  100  feet  of  any  fishway  or  lock,  nor  to  take  fish 
from  any  fishway,  and  not  to  fish  with  nets  of  any  kind  within  canal 
grounds. 

*(g)  Not  to  run  traction  engines  over  the  bridges  across  the  canal 
without  either  laying  plank  on  which  to  run  or  removing  the  anti-skidding 
device  from  the  front  wheels  and  the  lugs  from  the  rear  wheels;  the  plank 
provided  by  the  United  States  for  the  above  purpose  must  be  replaced  by 
traction-engine  crew  on  the  railings  of  bridges  after  using  same. 

2.  Controlling  Authority . — The  movements  of  all  floating  craft  within 
the  canal  itself  or  at  or  near  any  entrance  to  the  canal,  and  the  movement 
of  traffic  over  movable  bridges  shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  canal 
authorities. 

3.  Boat  Signals. — Pilots  or  masters  in  charge  of  boats,  on  coming 
within  a  half  mile  of  a  movable  bridge  or  lock,  shall  signal  for  passage 
by  one  whistle  of  ten  seconds  duration :  Provided,  that  if  the  boat  lands 
within  this  limit  the  signal  shall  be  given  when  it  is  leaving  the  landing. 
Boats  must  be  brought  to  a  full  stop  two  hundred  feet  from  each  movable 
bridge  or  lock,  and  not  brought  nearer  until  signaled  to  do  so.  Pilots  and 
vessels  while  in  the  canal  will  be  subject  to  all  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  United  States  relating  to  pilots  and  vessels  on  western  rivers. 

4.  Railway  Signals. — During  the  season  of  navigation  the  passage  of 
trains  over  the  movable  railroad  bridge  shall  be  directed  by  the  inter¬ 
locking  system,  and  no  one  shall  pass  a  train  over  said  bridge,  except  as 
directed  by  such  signals.  Trains  must  not  be  made  to  pass  home  signals 
when  the  same  are  set  against  their  passage,  or  to  stand  on  the  derailing 
device  while  waiting  for  the  bridge  to  close. 

5.  Highvjay  Signals. — Before  a  movable  highway  bridge  is  opened,  the 
highway  shall  be  closed  by  a  wooden  bar  at  each  end  of  the  bridge.  When 
the  bridge  is  opened  at  night  a  white  light  shall  be  displayed  on  the  wooden 
bars.  Street  cars  and  teams  must  not  be  driven  on  the  bridge  after  the 
bar  has  been  placed  across  the  highway  at  either  end  of  the  bridge  until 
the  bar  has  been  removed  by  the  bridge  tender. 

6.  Precedence  at  Locks. — The  order  of  passage  of  boats  through  a 
lock  shall  be  determined  by  the  lock  tender,  who  will  see  that  the  spirit  of 
the  rules  generally  stated,  is  carried  out  with  reasonableness  and  fairness 
to  all.  No  boat  or  tow  shall  be  made  to  obstruct  the  passage  through  a 
lock,  or  the  approaches  thereto,  nor  shall  any  boat  be  made  to  enter  a 
lock  before  another  of  the  same  class  arriving  before  it  from  the  same 
direction.  When  several  boats  await  lockage  the  upbound  and  downbound 
vessels  shall  be  made  to  alternate  in  the  order  established  by  the  lock 
tender.  Among  boats  of  the  same  class  ready  for  passage  at  the  same 
time,  the  first  to  arrive  shall  be  given  priority  in  entering  the  lock.  Among 
boats  of  different  classes  the  order  shall  be  as  follows — Boats  bound  up¬ 
stream  alternating  with  those  bound  downstream. 

(1)  United  States  boats,  (2)  boats  carrying  United  States  mail,  (3) 
steam  and  motor  passenger  boats,  (4)  tow  boats  and  tows,  (5)  unregis¬ 
tered  barges,  or  boats  without  motive  power  other  than  sail  or  animal. 

Provided,  that  when  it  is  necessary  to  break  up  tows,  the  parts  of 
tows  requiring  separate  lockages  shall  be  considered  separate  boats,  and 
shall  take  their  turns  in  accordance  with  above  order  of  precedence. 

Boats  that  fail  to  enter  a  lock  with  reasonable  promptness,  after  being 
authorized  to  do  so,  shall  lose  their  turns. 

Small  pleasure  boats,  skiffs,  fishing  boats,  and  other  small  craft,  will 
be  locked  through  morning  at  one  lockage  and  evening  at  one  lockage,  and, 
as  a  rule,  separate  lockages  at  other  times  for  such  craft  will  not  be  made. 


"Added  August  30,  1913.  Revised  September  30,  1915. 


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but  such  craft  will  be  locked  through  at  other  times  with  large  boats,  and 
will  take  advantages  of  suitable  opportunities  without  notice  from  lock 
tenders. 

7.  Passage  of  Movable  Bridges. — Regular  scheduled  trains  have  prior 
right-of-way  over  the  railway  bridges  as  against  boats  passing  along  the 
canal.  When  two  or  more  boats  meet  in  the  vicinity  of  a  swing  bridge, 
each  must  be  so  maneuvered  as  to  pass  through  the  opening  on  its  right. 
No  attempt  shall  be  made  to  pass  a  boat  through  a  movable  bridge  until 
the  bridge  is  fully  opened. 

Boats  moving  in  the  canal  shall  have  precedence  over  street  railway 
cars,  teams  and  vehicles. 

8.  Mooring  in  Locks. — All  boats  when  in  locks  shall  be  moored  by  bow 
and  stern  lines  to  the  snubbing  posts  provided  for  that  purpose.  Boats 
must  not  enter  or  leave  the  locks  until  the  lock  gates  are  fully  in  the  gate 
recesses,  and  the  lock  tender  has  given  the  proper  order. 

9.  Injury  to  Walls  and  Fixtures. — The  owners  and  masters  of  boats 
shall  be  held  responsible  for  the  cost  of  repairs  of  injuries  to  locks  or  other 
structures  due  to  carelessness  in  handling  their  craft.  They  must  use 
great  care  not  to  strike  any  part  of  the  lock  or  sluice  walls,  or  any  gate 
or  appurtenance  thereto,  or  machinery  for  operating  the  gates,  or  the 
walls  protecting  the  banks  of  the  canal. 

All  boats  using  canal  must  be  free  from  projecting  irons  or  rough 
surfaces  that  would  be  liable  to  damage  the  locks  or  any  part  of  the  canal, 
and  they  must  be  provided  with  suitable  fenders  to  be  used  in  guarding 

the  lock  walls,  etc.,  from  injury.  Lock  tenders  shall  notify  owners  or 

masters  of  boats  of  projecting  irons  or  other  parts  of  their  boats  liable 
to  do  damage  to  the  structures,  and  after  an  interval  of  one  week  from 
date  of  such  notice,  the  engineer  in  charge  may  refuse  to  permit  such 
boats  to  use  the  canal  until  the  required  changes  have  been  made. 

Boats  must  not  be  moored  to  telephone  poles,  shade  trees,  fences,  or 
any  of  the  structures  of  the  canal,  but  must  be  moored  by  bow  and  stern 
to  the  snubbing  posts,  provided  for  that  purpose  or  otherwise. 

10.  Handling  Gates  and  Bridges. — No  person,  unless  authorized  by  the 

lock  or  bridge  tender,  shall  open  or  close  any  bridge,  gate,  valve,  or  in 
any  way  interfere  with  the  employees  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties;  but 
the  lock  tender  may  call  for  assistance  from  the  master  of  any  boat  using 

the  lock,  should  such  aid  be  necessary,  and  when  rendering  such  assistance, 

the  men  so  employed  shall  be  strictly  under  the  orders  of  the  lock  tender. 
Masters  of  boats  refusing  to  give  such  assistance  when  it  is  required  of 
them  may  be  denied  the  use  of  the  canal  by  the  engineer  in  charge. 

11.  Speed  in  the  Canal. — No  boat  while  in  the  canal  shall  be  raced 
with,  or  crowded  alongside  of  another,  or  moved  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed 
than  six  miles  per  hour. 

12.  Meeting  or  Passing  in  the  Canal. — Boats  moving  at  a  rate  less  than 
six  miles  per  hour  must  slacken  speed  and  permit  a  boat  moving  in  the 
same  direction  at  a  higher  rate  to  pass.  Steam  and  motor  boats  meeting 
in  the  canal  will  ordinarily  pass  to  the  starboard.  Steam  and  motor  boats 
meeting  or  passing  boats  towed  by  team  or  men  must  pass  on  the  side 
opposite  the  towpath.  Where  boats  being  towed  by  teams  or  men  meet 
in  the  canal,  the  upbound  boat  shall  take  the  towpath  side.  The  towpath 
is  on  the  south  side  of  the  canal  from  Lock  No.  1,  to  Lock  No.  22,  and  on 
the  north  side  of  the  canal  from  Lock  No.  22,  to  Lock  No.  29.  The  tow- 
path  on  the  feeder  is  on  the  west  side. 

13.  Permissible  Dimensions  of  Boats. — The  lock  chamber  are  35  feet 
wide  and  170  feet  long.  Boats  less  than  35  feet  wide  and  less  than  150 
feet  long  can  pass  through  the  locks.  The  standard  depth  of  water  is  7 
feet.  A  boat  must  not  attempt  to  leave  or  enter  a  lock  when  its  draft  is 
greater  than  the  depth  of  the  water  on  the  miter  sills,  as  shown  by  the 
gauges  at  that  time. 

The  clearance  under  the  bridges  at  standard  stage  of  water  is  17  feet 
on  the  main  line  and  12  feet  on  the  feeder.  There  are  movable  bridges  at 
Locks  Nos.  2,  21,  22,  26  and  31,  and  at  Milan,  Illinois.  Boats  must  not 


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attempt  to  pass  these  bridges  until  signaled  to  do  so.  Levels  will  not  be 
lowered  to  accommodate  boats  higher  than  the  above  standard  clearances. 

Telegraph  and  telephone  wires  or  other  wires  or  ropes  of  any  kind 
crossing  the  canal  must  be  at  least  27  feet  above  standard  stage  of  water 
on  main  lines,  and  at  least  22  feet  above  standard  stage  on  feeder.  Wires 
crossing  the  canal  at  or  near  Milan,  Illinois,  must  be  high  enough  to  allow 
the  highest  steamboats  to  pass. 

14.  Refuse  in  the  Canal. — No  ashes,  cinders,  slag,  refuse  or  obstructive 
matter  of  any  kind  shall  be  dumped,  cast  out  or  unloaded  in  the  canal  or 
locks  or  approaches  to  locks.  Ashes,  cinders  and  other  like  materials  from 
boats  must  be  deposited  on  the  towpath  or  transported  entirely  out  of  the 
canal.  Refuse  or  offensive  material  of  any  kind  must  not  be  deposited  on 
the  canal  grounds. 

15.  Delays  in  Canal. — No  boat,  barge,  raft  or  other  floating  craft, 
shall  be  tied  up  in.  or  in  any  way  obstruct  the  canal  or  its  approaches,  or 
delay  entering  or  leaving  the  locks.  Permission  to  tie  up  boats  for  some 
hours  or  days  in  the  canal  shall  only  be  given  by  the  officer  in  charge  or 
his  authorized  representative,  and  boats  so  using  the  canal  must  be  securely 
moored  by  bow  and  stern  in  places  assigned  them  and  be  promptly  removed 
on  due  notice. 

16.  Rafts. — The  passage  of  “bag”  or  “sack”  rafts,  or  loose  logs  or 
lumber  into  or  through  the  canal  is  prohibited. 

17.  Use  of  Canal  as  Winter  Harbor. — Boats,  barges  and  other  floating 
craft  may  use  the  canal  as  winter  harbor  at  such  points  as  authorized  by 
the  officer  in  charge,  or  his  representatives.  Owners  of  craft  thus  afforded 
a  harbor  must  assume  all  risks  of  damage.  Boats  and  other  craft  must 
be  securely  moored  by  bow  and  stern  at  indicated  points  and  must  be 
removed  in  the  spring. 

18.  Cutting  Ice. — Permits  to  cut  ice  will  be  sold  at  a  uniform  rate  of 
$1  per  1,000  square  feet  of  surface.  Application  for  permits  should  be 
made  to  nearest  canal  official. 

19.  Annulled.  June  10,  1920. 

20.  Definition  of  Trespassers. — All  persons  not  employed  by  the  United 
States  about  the  canal,  or  not  at  the  time  necessarily  present  by  reason 
of  their  engagement  in  commerce  by  water,  or  not  passengers  temporarily 
landed  from  boats  while  passing  through  the  canal,  found  upon  the  grounds 
and  works,  without  permission,  will  be  deemed  trespassers  thereon :  Pro¬ 
vided,  that,  without  permission,  boats  shall  not  land  excursions  or  picnic 
parties  on  United  States  lands  or  works  and  that  if  such  parties  be  so 
landed,  they  shall  be  held  and  deemed  to  be  trespassers. 

Lounging,  visiting,  or  remaining  in  or  about  any  office,  house  yard, 
shop,  shed,  lock,  bridge,  dam  or  other  structure  belonging  to  the  canal  is 
forbidden. 

21.  Persistent  Violations  of  Regulations. — If  the  owner  or  master  of 
any  boat  persistently  violates  these  regulations  after  due  notice  of  the 
same,  the  boat  may  be  removed  from  the  canal  and  thereafter  refused 
passage  through  the  locks  by  the  officer  in  charge. 

22.  Statistical  Information. — In  accordance  with  the  Act  of  Congress 
of  February  21,  1891,  upon  each  passage  through  the  canal  or  upon  each 
trip  in  the  canal,  if  it  is  not  entirely  traversed,  the  masters  or  clerks  of 
vessels  or  boats  shall  furnish  in  writing  a  detailed  statement  of  cargo  and 
passengers  carried,  using  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  United  States. 

This  statement  shall  be  handed  to  the  lock  tender  at  first  lock  passed. 
In  case  no  lock  is  passed,  the  statement  shall  be  mailed  to  the  office  of  the 
United  States  Assistant  Engineer  in  charge  of  the  operation  of  the  canal 
at  Sterling,  Illinois. 

Failure  to  furnish  this  statement  will  cause  the  offending  boat  to  be 
refused  passage  through  the  canal  or  any  part  of  it. 

23.  These  rules  and  regulations  shall  supersede  all  those  previously 
made  for  this  canal,  or  for  any  part  of  it,  and  shall  be  in  force  from  and 
after  April  15,  1908. 

Robert  Shaw  Oliver, 

Approved  April  8.  1908.  Acting  Secretary  of  War. 


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